coming up. markets this morning look like this. futures indicating a flat open this morning. nasdaq 4 and a half, s&p 500 weaker by 2 and a half. inflation is the theme we are watching today. we will get an update at 8:30 a.m. eastern this morning when we get the december consumer price report coming out in 2 and a half hours. marks finished in the green, take a look, up 60 points. nasdaq up 36, s&p 500 very close, 1 and a half. price of progress. we are taking a closer look at paid family government and how a new blue government plan will rollout. and then this, robo hospitality, robot that s at your call making a buzz this morning. mornings with maria is live right now. maria: check european markets. cac quarante up fractionally. in asia overnight, also a mixed story, take a look at indices in asia overnight. we see that the best performer was in japan after holiday the day before up about 1%. top stories that we are watching this morning. youtube becoming the latest so
approved in uk. the very latest ahead. futures in the men meantime, all 3 market gauges finishing lower after the stimulus vote was blocked. the state of the restaurant industry. we talked to one business owner who is questioning the ban, the ban on indoor dining here in new york city. bitcoin bounce. tech giant looking to pose gains of 80%, how and when to buy ahead, mornings with maria live right now. dagen: european markets looking like this this morning as you wrap up 2020, thank the lord. we have gapes across the board, ftse 100 to the plus side up minor gains there at the moment, the european union meantime officials signing the post brexit deal today. in asia overnight, markets mostly higher, slight loss on the nikkei and japan. here are some of the headlines we are watching this morning. many americans are waking up to 600-dollar checks arriving in the bank accounts, cheryl casone has more, hey, cheryl. cheryl: good morning, what a day to wake up. the treasury d
we ll have a live report on that. president obama says americans care more about cheap gas than they do from the environment. we ll hear from steve moore, whether this was a cheap shot. all that and a lot more on making money . stay tuned. david: it s a huge market day. nasdaq hitting all-time highs once again today after surging more than 10% last month. vaccine hopes stronger than expected economic data and rumblings on capitol hill of a bipartisan covid relief bill are boosting market optimism. joining me two markets experts to break it all down for us. bellpointe chief strategist, david nelson. great to see david again. and nicole webb. let me start with the big picture. we didn t mention the fed announced, frankly nothing moves market more than free money. they said essentially there will be a lot more free money as long as they don t see any signs of inflation, the money printing will go on ad infinitum to pay all the bills but we still have a fear in the market of a
which has mostly gotten a free ride. we ll get reaction from liz peek coming shortly. spigot to small business drying up. so what happens now? all that and so much more on making money . charles: well the dow is up steadily today and the market has been on a roll. the market has done better than you probably know. it is not reflected in the quotes. give you an example. the s&p was up .006%. tiny fraction of an increase. guess what? nine of 11 sectors were higher on friday. this rotation is going on. we ve been talking about for some time. now it is catching fire. what should you be doing to take advantage of it? i will bring in my three favorite experts, mike murphy, courtney dominguez and shah ghailani. mike, i want to get your thought on what we re seeing in the market. the dow is having a powerful session. a lot of tech names are under pressure here but this rotation we talked about is happening. i don t think you re buying it just yet? you know, charles, i love some
commissioner bernie kerik. after three months of the coronavirus crisis, days of protests and arrests, new york city is back. cue the frank sinatra music. we re open for business. we have a stages of recovery for the nation s biggest metropolis. all that and more on making money. charles: sector rotation has been going on for about a month. initially it was stealthy but no longer. in fact it cannot be ignored. think about this, energy was best-performing sector. followed by financials and industrials names. defensive sectors like utilities, staples, they were worst performing. old adage, growth at any price? maybe it found a price. technology and communications services names. they put in a pedestrian performance. today i have to say they look pretty lackluster as well. where should you be investing right now? let s ask two of the best. rosecliff managing partner mike murphy and gibbs wealth management cio erin gibbs. mike, it has been too long. i have to go to you in par